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Surprising not surprising that Nikkei leads with “radical Muslim leftist” instead of “doctor advocating healthcare reform,” which is what Al-Sayed is most famous for. His policies are already a given among Japan’s “radical Shinto rightist” PM.
日経電子版イスラム系急進左派が民主党の候補に 中間選挙の激戦区ミシガン州で www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO... イスラエルへの軍事支援停止や国民皆保険といった異色の政策を訴え、穏健派の候補を破りました。 11月の上院選で当選すればイスラム系初の上院議員となります。 #ニュース
The only response to this is free college for humanities.
The New RepublicPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Great thread about academic editing.
Matt SeyboldSo, I really hope I get to tell this story in longer form in the near future, but it it’s burning a hole inside me. Most of it comes from an interview with Bob Hirst this weekend. Bob has been Exec Editor of the Mark Twain Project for 47 years, before which he was part of its staff for ~15. 1/16
This is such an obvious point and is proven correct by the healthcare systems of most other countries. It shows just how corrupt the Democratic Party is that they haven’t been running on this talking point for decades.
RazzballHe is so good at this
401K, Air Guitar, Yuppie, Euro, Alcohol Use Disorder: What a great year to have been born.
Merriam-WebsterFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
I have only two dreams in my career. 1) find a well-worn copy of my book at Moe’s Books in Berkeley and 2) be mocked in the Onion.
EMILY WILSONNo professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Having another five kids to work on the farm, which I just doubled in size after getting a sweet deal from all the bank foreclosures caused by the dust bowl. Collecting rent from evicteds living in dugouts down by the river.
Paul NadeauInsurance salesman or electrical engineer
The 250 million dollar budget was worth it just to produce this review.
Josephine "beckbook.com" RiesmanOmg. Omg omg omg. Emily Wilson (as in, the famed translator of Homer) just published her take on Nolan's Odyssey in @lrb.co.uk... and it is SWEET, JUICY HATERADE: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
“I am the battered, coffee-stained backbone of writerly panic—the gasping pause where a thought should have ended but simply could not.”
McSweeney's"Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."
Will the above average salary required for permanent residency be calculated in yen, because at the current rate of currency devaluation it will be almost meaningless by next April.
HikosaemonNot just money - Japan is going to make it tougher to become a permanent resident of Japan from April Japan gov't to impose tougher requirements for permanent residency mainichi.jp/english/arti...
The Japanese government is set to increase visa fees as much thirty times the current rate. Immigration has a feedback form. Please let them know what you think about this increase. www.moj.go.jp/isa/support/...
外国人との共生施策に係る御意見・御要望（御意見箱） | 出入国在留管理庁www.moj.go.jp“If you really want an "AI strategy" for your country, it should be this: wait for the bubble to burst, then buy hardware and talent at fire-sale prices in the wave of ensuing bankruptcies, and use them to extract more performance from free, open source models.”
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)Here's a sentence that stopped me in my tracks last week: "The statement that 'the cemeteries are full of indispensable people' is just as true of nations, and in particular the US": crookedtimber.org/2026/07/16/5... 1/
Amazing essay on love, hate, and what makes us who we are.
Assigned MediaMagdalene Visaggio was once in seminary, training to become a Catholic priest. Now she's a snarky online trans girl like the rest of us. In a challenging new essay for Assigned, she writes about the toll being hated for who she is has taken on her psyche. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Thinking of this speech for some reason. youtu.be/yfsOi06ik1U?...
Lindsey Graham Count Me OutYouTube video by Rodney Pyoutu.beOMG. And McConnell’s situation is still unclear. edition.cnn.com/2026/07/12/p...
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after sudden illness | CNN PoliticsUS Sen. Lindsey Graham, the longtime Republican from South Carolina and ally of President Donald Trump, has died “from a brief and sudden illness,” a spokesperson for his office told CNN.edition.cnn.comAm I the only one who finds it troubling that the governor has to bribe the police to follow the law?
Times UnionThe funds will be used to upgrade technology for law enforcement agencies, but a new law meant to curb cooperation with ICE must be followed to apply for grants.
Important PSA. It’s so incredible that the Mayor’s office is putting out this information.
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